Dubai: Thousands of kilometres from Washington, a coastal town in Karnataka has found an unexpected reason to celebrate a historic American election victory.When Democrat Abdul El Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, defeating Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, the spotlight also fell on his wife, Dr Sarah Jukaku — an American-born psychiatrist whose family roots stretch back to Bhatkal, a town about 140km from Mangaluru.And while her husband has made history in American politics, Sarah has already made one thing clear about who calls the shots at home."Nobody tells him what to do, except me!" she joked at a campaign rally, drawing laughter from the audience.It was a light-hearted glimpse into a marriage that has lasted two decades and brought together Egyptian-American and South Indian family traditions.
